The Spencer Foundation Small Research Grants on Education Program supports research projects that broadly contribute to the improvement of education.
Applications from anywhere in the world are due by April 30, 2024 at 12:00 PM CDT. Requests may be up to $50,000 for projects lasting 1-5 years. Cash or in-kind matches are not required.
Eligibility
This grant is open to Principle Investigators with a PhD in an academic discipline or professional field or with appropriate experience in an education research-related profession. Graduate students may assist with the project but they may not be the PI or co-PI.
Applicants must be associated with a:
- Nonprofit or public institution of higher education
- Public school district
- Research facility
- Nonprofit organization with their country’s equivalent of a 501(c)3 designation
Research Types
The Foundation welcomes creativity in scholarship and is open to many different types of research.
Methodology
Methodologies may include, but are not limited to:
- Qualitative
- Quantitative
- Mixed-methods
- Ethnographies
- Computational modeling
- Design-based research
- Participatory methods
- Historical research
Field
Proposals for research in a variety of fields is welcome, so long as it focuses on a question central to education. This may include, but is not limited to:
- Anthropology
- Economics
- Education
- History
- Law
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Sociology
Optional Supplemental Course Release
Professors with a course load of 6 or more per academic year may request an additional $10,000 to ‘buy’ a portion of their time.
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